A kukri - good or no good ?

Freddy · 15th January 2006, 08:50 PM

I didn't know they made kukhri in Burma.

Here comes the pic of the entire piece :

Seems to me that it's better made than the tourist kukhri with 'India' stamped in the blade.

Andrew · 15th January 2006, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Freddy

I didn't know they made kukhri in Burma.

Here comes the pic of the entire piece :

Seems to me that it's better made than the tourist kukhri with 'India' stamped in the blade.

They do but, in my experience, not very good quality.

Some forms of the Burmese martial art Bando do use the kukhri in their systems, however.

I've had a couple of these, but never held on to them for long. The handle material/deocoration and that particular type of koftgari are not typically indicative of a weapon made for heavy use. Your example may, indeed, be better quality as individual results may vary.

JPSF · 16th January 2006, 04:23 PM

Definitely not a true kukri, but either a copy of the design from Burma or Indonesia. As Andrew said, not for use and probably a pure tourist piece. The scabbard doesn't sem to fit, but one never knows what to expect with "bazaar" pieces.

spiral · 17th January 2006, 02:07 PM

Definatly one of the modern Burmese or northen Thai copys.

That length & weight ratio would be very much tourist quality in a kukri.

Spiral

Battara · 17th January 2006, 08:55 PM

Andrew is right, not surprised to see these because there were ghurka regiments under the British fighting the Japanese in Burma. Thus they later got incorporated into Bando.

Andrew · 17th January 2006, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Battara

Andrew is right...

I never tire of hearing this.

(Now if only I could convince my wife...)

Ian · 18th January 2006, 12:20 AM

The rather crude "koftgari" type of inlay on the blade, and the punched designs above it, are typical northern Thai work, similar to decorations on the (inexpensive) display dha from the same area.

Ian.

17th January 2006, 02:07 PM	#4
spiral Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,712	Definatly one of the modern Burmese or northen Thai copys. That length & weight ratio would be very much tourist quality in a kukri. Spiral Last edited by spiral; 17th January 2006 at 03:13 PM.

15th January 2006, 08:50 PM	#1
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	I didn't know they made kukhri in Burma. Here comes the pic of the entire piece : Seems to me that it's better made than the tourist kukhri with 'India' stamped in the blade.

16th January 2006, 04:23 PM	#3
JPSF Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 56	Definitely not a true kukri, but either a copy of the design from Burma or Indonesia. As Andrew said, not for use and probably a pure tourist piece. The scabbard doesn't sem to fit, but one never knows what to expect with "bazaar" pieces.

17th January 2006, 08:55 PM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Andrew is right, not surprised to see these because there were ghurka regiments under the British fighting the Japanese in Burma. Thus they later got incorporated into Bando.

18th January 2006, 12:20 AM	#7
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,361	The rather crude "koftgari" type of inlay on the blade, and the punched designs above it, are typical northern Thai work, similar to decorations on the (inexpensive) display dha from the same area. Ian.